Youth Court Guide.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Abbreviations of statutes, rules and regulations -- Chapter 1 Before charge -- The framework of the system -- Powers of arrest -- Representing juvenile suspects at the police station -- The right to legal advice -- The custody record -- Interviews -- Identification procedures -- Searches -- DNA and fingerprinting -- Police detention of juveniles -- After charge -- Breaches of codes of practice -- Chapter 2 Prosecution and the constitution of the court -- Introduction -- Community Resolutions -- Youth cautions -- Prosecution -- The Youth Court panel -- The Youth Court -- Warrant of further detention -- Chapter 3 Attendance at court -- Youth Court time limits -- Attendance of the parents or guardians -- Charges, warrants, summonses and requisitions -- Chapter 4 The Youth Court and Human Rights Act -- History -- Convention rights -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- Remedies -- A structured approach to human rights -- Human rights issues and young offenders -- Chapter 5 Venue of proceedings -- The type of court in which the proceedings should commence -- Youth Court -- Adult court -- Remand hearing where no Youth Court available -- Movement between different types of court -- Chapter 6 The Youth Court hearing -- Procedure -- Trial in the Youth Court -- Procedure after a finding of guilt -- Pre-sentence reports -- Credit for guilty plea -- Chapter 7 Adjournments and remands -- Remands -- Custody time limits -- Police bail -- Bail - the general principles -- Failure to surrender -- Breach of bail conditions -- Reconsideration of bail on application of the prosecution -- Refusal of bail -- Remands to police custody -- Remands to local authority accommodation -- Remands to youth detention accommodation -- Secure accommodation.

Chapter 8 Referral orders, deferment of sentence, discharges, reparation orders and financial orders -- Referral orders -- Criteria for imposition -- General provisions -- Deferment of sentence -- Absolute discharge -- Conditional discharge -- Reparation orders -- Fines -- Chapter 9 Youth rehabilitation orders -- General principles -- General considerations before making a youth rehabilitation order -- Length of order -- General requirements on making a youth rehabilitation order -- Types of youth rehabilitation order -- Youth rehabilitation order review -- Chapter 10 Custodial orders -- Permitted terms of detention and training order -- Restrictions on the passing of custodial sentences -- The length of sentence -- Early and late release -- Persistent offender (under 15 years old) -- Mentally disordered offenders -- Seriousness of the offence -- Reasons for imposing a custodial sentence -- Refusal to express a willingness to agree to a requirement in a community sentence -- Supervision after release -- Chapter 11 Breach, revocation and amendment of youth rehabilitation orders and reparation orders -- Breach of youth rehabilitation orders -- Revocation of youth rehabilitation orders -- Amendment of youth rehabilitation orders -- Breach of reparation orders -- Chapter 12 Additional powers and ancillary orders in the Youth Court -- Introduction -- Binding over orders -- Parenting orders -- Deprivation orders and forfeiture -- Restitution orders -- Compensation orders -- Victim surcharge -- Costs -- Disqualification and endorsement of driving licences -- Restraining orders -- Drinking banning orders -- Football banning orders -- Sexual harm prevention orders -- Enforcement of financial orders -- Chapter 13 Common problems in the Youth Court -- Evidence -- The oath -- Special measures for eligible witnesses -- Sexual offences -- Defendant's bad character.

Hearsay -- Problems connected with age -- The importance of age on conviction and at the sentencing hearing -- Turning 18 before breach proceedings begin -- Reviewing the grave crime mode of trial decision -- Juveniles appearing alone in the adult court -- Guilty plea by post procedure -- Recklessness -- Chapter 14 Criminal behaviour orders, anti-social behaviour injunctions and youth anti-gang injunctions in the Youth Court -- Criminal behaviour orders -- Anti-social behaviour injunctions -- Press restrictions -- Anti-gang injunctions -- Chapter 15 The mentally disordered juvenile -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Pre-trial considerations -- Special measures at trial -- The orders -- Medical reports -- Restriction orders -- Effects of a hospital order and restriction order -- Appeal -- Youth rehabilitation order with a requirement of medical treatment -- Remands to hospital -- Interim hospital orders -- Chapter 16 Appeals -- General points -- Appeal to the Crown Court in criminal cases -- Appeal by way of case stated from the Youth Court -- Bail pending appeal -- Prosecution right of appeal against bail -- Appeal from the Crown Court -- Appendix A Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992 (SI 1992 No 2071) -- Appendix B The Justices of the Peace Rules 2016 (Extracts relevant to Youth Courts) -- Appendix C Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 (Current as at April 2017) -- Appendix D Code and legal guidance for Crown Prosecutors -- Appendix E Sentence Rehabilitation Periods for under 18s -- Appendix F AssetPlus -- Appendix G Maximum fines -- Appendix H Sentencing orders guide -- Appendix I Sentencing Council: Sentencing Children and Young People -- Appendix J Sentencing cases compendium -- Appendix K Justices' Clerks' Society guidance on breach of YRO.

Appendix L Allocation: Sending for Trial and Committal for Sentence Suggested step by step approach -- Appendix M Sexual Offences in the Youth Court -- Index.

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